The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1887-03-18
CURRENT EVENTS.

Jas d Eads, the great ship railway builder
and man Of genius generally, died last wecl
at Nassau, N. H. AZ the time OF his death
he had several colossal projects on hand
| Crook and Curry counties are not repre-
sented In the State penitentlary. A ieatheI
In their caps.
On Thursday last as N Woodle, veter
nary surgeon, Of Albany, accompanied BY
another gentleman, was driving Into Leb
anon from Sodayi.le, when the neekyoke
broke and let the buggy pole to the ground
This frightened the team and they III out n
a lively run. Mr. Woodle In his attempt e
hold them In, broke one OF the bride bits
giving the horses their freedom. In anoth
CT instance both men were hurled from the
buggy and the team came flying into town
and In turning 10 70 down the county road
off Main street, one OF the horses turned q
double somersault and every one thought
the animal was seriously hurt Fortunate
ly no harm bcfel either the occupants Of the
buggy or the team.---Exfress.
Two members ofan eccentric and wealthy
Brunswick, n. j. family, died several
weeks ago and were kept In their beds five
weeks before their deaths were discovered
The members of the family did not want
them taken away.
An automatic machine gun Is now In use
that fires TOO times minute,
Some whales possess I4s horse power
and can travel twelve miles, an hour.
Mollie FlIppen, an inmate OF house oI
III fame, In Tacoma, was burned to death on
Friday morning of last week. While bnid.
ing fire her night clothes caught fire and
she met a terrible fate.
II II Hampton has been appointed Post
Master at Newport, and Hannah Rnther.
ford at Marion.
We have received Vol. 1. No. 1, OF the
East Portland Packcf, published by q 4
Mccall, recently OF the Weston Leader. II
displays coed ability but lacks the mum.
ber OF ads, necessary to keep q paper In
food humor.
The heaviest individul tax payer Of Lane
county Is 9 K Chrisman, who pays on $50.
aga,
Last Monday fearful accident occurred
on the Boston X Providence railroad. A
passenger train loaded with passengers
broke through bridge and five ears went
10 the road beneath, distance Of thirty feet
The last car, srnokcr turned over striking
on the others, oil OF them being crushed
out OF shape. Between thirty and forty
killed, and many injured for life. None
were injured By fire. The fatality by.rail,
road accidents Is proving alarningly great
Jimmy Blaine, Jr., has quit the aewspapcl
business.
Salem viii probably have the free deliy
cry system, beginning In July, though the
matter Is not settled Think of one little
city like Salem having big bridge and q
free delivery system at the same time.'
The Sentinel, OF Union, has followed tn,
advice of subscribers often given newspa.
pers, 'please stop the paper" and stopped
A Jacksonville paper says that the In
dians at klamath Agency are In hungry
condition.
The Salem Lame i for prohibition.
And now II transpires that since 1871
river and harbor bill has never been elem
through at short session Of Congress.
Some Of the amounts remaining unex
pended for Improvements In Oregon are
Mouth Of Columbia river, about. SISo.ooo
Yaquina Bay, little less than $4,000
Coos Bay, $1,000 Coquille river, $40,
600 Cascades canal, $4,000.
In . collision between q passenger aud
freight train on the Northern Pacific west o
Fargo Tnes6Ay two engines aud eight Car
were smashed ~ pieces. aud two men wSF'
killed aud several injured
q II Prescott has resigned A. manager o
the D X & N Co.
At the school meeting at TallmAn StatioI
David Smish was elected Director and r 1
Hammsek CleFk, and the name Of the schoo
houso was changed from Bentley 20 Tallman
AZ Long Station Marion AErant was elected
Director and WIN Hammer Clerk.